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Ahmad Family Clip 1: History of TaxIntel

Collection: This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Nadia and Shimin Ahmad
Date: Time Period: 1995; 2011; 2011-06-10; Interview recorded: June 10 2011 Material: Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension: Total running time: 0:06:35
Creator: Nadia and Shimin Ahmad interviewed by Annabel Short Identifier: aql:18762 ahmad_family_clip1

Description: Mother and daughter Shimin and Nadia Ahmad talk about how Qazi Ahmad (Shimin's husband and Nadia's father) set up TaxIntel (formerly known as Abacus One) on 30th Avenue. The business prepares income tax returns and also provides Internet and printing services. Qazi died in 2010 of lung cancer. They speak about how he influences all that they do as they currently run the business and how they are trying to manage without him.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18657

Creator : Nadia and Shimin Ahmad interviewed by Annabel Short

Date : Time Period: 1995; 2011; 2011-06-10; Interview recorded: June 10 2011

Summary/Description : Mother and daughter Shimin and Nadia Ahmad talk about how Qazi Ahmad (Shimin's husband and Nadia's father) set up TaxIntel (formerly known as Abacus One) on 30th Avenue. The business prepares income tax returns and also provides Internet and printing services. Qazi died in 2010 of lung cancer. They speak about how he influences all that they do as they currently run the business and how they are trying to manage without him.

Subject : Mothers and daughters; Income tax; Neighborhoods; Family-owned business enterprises

Rights : Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Astoria, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5.; Total running time: 0:06:35

Identifier : aql:18762 ahmad_family_clip1

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Subject:
Mothers and daughters; Income tax; Neighborhoods; Family-owned business enterprises

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Rights Notice
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.


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